Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

It may seem, he writes, like “nothing more than a group of oversized barbarians coming together to put an orange rubber ball through an elevated metal rim. While basketball is exactly that in the most basic sense, what people rarely choose to see is what truly makes these years as a player well spent.

“... Winning together is not great because of the trophies and recognition, but rather for the fact that as a group, you dedicated precious limited earthly hours to create a bond that allows you access to the realization that what truly is most important in life are the bonds themselves.”

Go Blue!

The Michigan field hockey team will be getting new turf at Ocker Field next season, just in time to host the 2015 NCAA championships.

The new AstroTurf 90 surface will be blue, much like the turf at the Boise State football field.

The field hockey program is also getting a new 13,000 square foot building and a 1,500-seat grandstand at Ocker Field.

Quick tweet

■ U-M’s Glenn Robinson III: “Why is it still so cold here in Ann Arbor?! More motivation to make it to Dallas lol”